The opening keynote was a woman, the closing keynote a black man. In between there were 16 white men, 4 white women, 4 women of color and a Hispanic guy. According to my math that’s only 60% white guys, excellent…

Many companies who try OKRs (Objectives and Key Results) fail, and they blame the system. But no system works if you don’t actually keep to it. Setting a goal at the beginning of a quarter and expecting it to magically be achieved…

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This week the students presented the insights they gained from talking to users and how the evolved the business model canvas. They then picked groups and selected the theme/market they are exploring. Week 2: Introduction Finish Practice Project Pick…

I’ve begun teaching a class at CCA called Designer as Founder. Having made that transition myself, and with the rise of The Designer Fund and design as competitive advantage being touted by folks like 500 startups, it’s overdue! I feel…

Riding the train this morning, I thought about what it takes to be a Product Manger. I was design roles for ten years, and product/business roles for another ten, but I (and others) write much less about what it takes…

Watch this Webstock ’13: Mike Monteiro – How Designers Destroyed the World from Webstock on Vimeo. I really want you to watch this first, if you have not. It’s more important you watch it than read my post. This…

A channel is a way you can reach your users. It can be email, notifications, stories in a Facebook stream or even push notifs on an iphone. Because most companies are so anxious to reach out to their user base, there is a temptation to use the channel…

This was inspired by an exchange with a friend who is a consultant, and can’t stand the idea of joining a company. It’s not the first time I’ve seen consultant prejudices toward all companies Companies vary. There is small and…

Everyone should know how to introduce themselves to a prospect. You can be a designer on an interview, a start-up CEO on a pitch meeting, or a consultant at a mixer meeting people who could be clients: it doesn’t matter….